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Graphics card

Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

Radeon RX 5700 XT is 66% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

Radeon RX 5500 XT leads on 0 parameters, Radeon RX 5700 XT on 4.

Specification source: A — AMD; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Memory bandwidth
  • Rasterization
  • Power efficiency

Radeon RX 5700 XT

Strengths

  • Memory bandwidth
  • Rasterization
  • Power efficiency

Trade-offs

  • level

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    48
    95

  • Ray tracing

    12
    24

  • Video memory

    8 GB
    8 GB

  • Power efficiency

    130 W
    225 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    128-bit GDDR6
    256-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
Radeon RX 5500 XTRadeon RX 5700 XT

Specifications side by side

Side ARadeon RX 5500 XTSide BRadeon RX 5700 XT
Performance index4895better
Ray tracing index1224better
Video memory8 GB8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus128 bit256 bitbetter
Boost clock1845 MHz1905 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)130 Wbetter225 W
UpscalerFSRFSR
Process nodeTSMC 7 nmTSMC 7 nm
ReleasedQ4 2019Q3 2019

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